Hi all,
New house owner here which also means complete DIY novice!
Obviously with the new coronavirus lockdown it means there’s some time to do DIY.
Above our bay windows is a border which needs filling in due to neglect and some (fixed) water leak.
I bought some one coat render from B&Q about a month ago and decided today to mix and use it to patch repair.
I don’t have a mixer so I used my trowel to mix and mix for a good while.
However the render has come out very grainy. Is this supposed to be the case? When I see videos online their render looks so smooth. What has happened here? The grain is extremely strong. Like you cannot compact them anymore which makes me think the mixing wasn’t the culprit.
Any help or advice would be appreciated
Thanks in advance
New house owner here which also means complete DIY novice!
Obviously with the new coronavirus lockdown it means there’s some time to do DIY.
Above our bay windows is a border which needs filling in due to neglect and some (fixed) water leak.
I bought some one coat render from B&Q about a month ago and decided today to mix and use it to patch repair.
I don’t have a mixer so I used my trowel to mix and mix for a good while.
However the render has come out very grainy. Is this supposed to be the case? When I see videos online their render looks so smooth. What has happened here? The grain is extremely strong. Like you cannot compact them anymore which makes me think the mixing wasn’t the culprit.
Any help or advice would be appreciated
Thanks in advance